Note: If you can improve or update any maps I have posted you are free to do so. If you disagree with any, you are free to replace, remove or delete them. This is a free encyclopedia after all. If you need assistance for editing images, try the folks at the Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Map workshop or WikiProject Maps as I have been inactive here.
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I try to use the standard WikiProject Maps colours where possible:
Color | Hex | RGB | Sample | Used for |
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Black | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | Primary label color | |
Brown | #A08070 | 160, 128, 112 | Political borders. Country, state, and province borders should be brown. | |
Light brown | #D0C0A0 | 208, 192, 160 | Secondary political borders. | |
Light yellow | #FFFFD0 | 255, 255, 208 | Primary territory of interest, or one of four choices for four-color maps. | |
Pink | #FFD0D0 | 255, 208, 208 | Another color to be used for four-color maps. | |
Orange | #F8A20C | 248, 162, 12 | A third color to be used for four-color maps. | |
Green | #3CE67B | 60, 230, 123 | A fourth color to be used for four-color maps. | |
Light blue | #CEFEF2 | 206, 254, 242 | An alternate color to be used for four-color maps. | |
Orange | #F7D3AA | 247, 211, 170 | Alternative color for the above Tan (surrounding territories). | |
Medium blue | #9EC7F3 | 158, 199, 243 | Bodies of water. Oceans or lakes. | |
Blue | #1821DE | 24, 33, 222 | Water borders, if necessary. For lake or ocean borders that need a color contrasting with surrounding land, or for rivers. | |
Red | #B00000 | 176, 0, 0 | Points of interest. Cities, especially. | |
Red-orange | #F07568 | 240, 117, 104 | Alternative color for the above Red (points of interest). | |
Medium red | #E0584E | 224, 88, 78 | Border color for areas highlighted in Red-orange | |
Green | #A0F090 | 160, 240, 144 | Parks or natural preservation areas |